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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lance  Speak Example sentences
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[長矛,魚叉] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
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[鐵板,烏合之眾,暴民,下等人] lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
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[彈回,反沖] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
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[遺贈] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
laser  Speak Example sentences
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[小傷口,刻痕] shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
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[微生物] germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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[小馬] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
libel  Speak Example sentences
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[保護免於滅絕] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[校正,校對] read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
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[閃耀的] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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[誹謗,中傷] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
literate  Speak Example sentences
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[更新,復興] act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
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[爆米花] small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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[有文化的,有閱讀和寫作能力的] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[壁架,架狀突出物,暗礁,礦層] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
microcosm  Speak Example sentences
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[校正,校對] read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
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[微觀世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
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[更新,復興] act of renewing; filling again by supplying what has been used up
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
nick  Speak Example sentences
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[開拓] open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
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[物質的,重要的] of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
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[小傷口,刻痕] shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
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[彈回,反沖] the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
odious  Speak Example sentences
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[校正,校對] read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
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[堅持不懈的] lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
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[可恨的,可恥的] hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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[備忘錄] short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
overload  Speak Example sentences
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[鐵板,烏合之眾,暴民,下等人] lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
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[開拓] open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
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[使超載,超過負荷] place too much a load on
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[木材,木料] timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
pantry  Speak Example sentences
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[立法機關] part of government which makes laws
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[食品室] apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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[使超載,超過負荷] place too much a load on
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[壁架,架狀突出物,暗礁,礦層] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
peripheral  Speak Example sentences
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[全景的] related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
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[微生物] germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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[月桂樹,桂冠] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[外圍的] located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary